2018
Concert 1 Sunday 11 March, 2018
Conductor David Kay
Soloist Ashley Brown
Mozart Idomeneo – Ballet Music K 367
Haydn Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
Beethoven Symphony No 2 Op 39 in D major
Concert 2 Sunday 20 May, 2018
Conductor José Aparicio
Soloists Students from the University of Auckland School of Music
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 4 BWV 1049 in G major
Various Arias
Schubert Symphony No 5 D 485 in B flat major
Concert 3 Sunday 17 June, 2018
Conductor Justus Rozemond
Soloists Monique Lapins – Violin
Gillian Ansell – Viola
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K 364 in E flat major
Mozart Symphony No 39 K 543 in E flat major
Concert 4 Sunday 19 August, 2018
Conductor Michael Joel
Soloist David Guerin
Anthony Young Commissioned work
Bartok Piano Concerto No 3 BB 127
Beethoven Symphony No 8 Op 93 in F major
Concert 5 Sunday 16 September, 2018
Conductor Timothy Carpenter
Soloist Hamilton Civic Choir
Bach St Johns Passion
Concert 6 Sunday 18 November, 2018
Conductor Tianyi Lu
Choir Bede Hanley
Lilburn Drysdale Overture
Vaughan Williams Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A minor
Brahms Symphony No 3 Op 90 in F major
Eight Seasons Sunday 29 July, 2018
Conductor Michael Joel
Soloist Andrew Beer
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
2017
Concert 1 Sunday 19 March, 2017
Conductor Vincent Hardaker
Soloist Simone Roggen
Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Op 124 ‘Consecration of the House’
Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 Op 26 in G minor
Mozart Symphony No 40 K 550 in G minor
Concert 2 Sunday 21 May, 2017
Conductor Timothy Carpenter
Soloist Ben Hoadley
Farquhar A Short Suite from ‘Ring Round the Moon’
Weber Bassoon Concerto J127 Op 75 in F major
Beethoven Symphony No 6 Op 68 in F major ‘Pastoral’
Concert 3 Sunday 18 June, 2017
Conductor James Tennant
Soloists Cello – Matthias Balzat
Rossini Overture L’Italiana in Algeri
Schumann Cello Concerto Op 129 in A minor
Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso Op 62
Dvořák Symphony No 6 Op 60 in D major
Concert 4 Sunday 20 August, 2017
Conductor Michael Joel
Soloist Eliah Sakakushev-von Bismarck
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Dohnányi Konzertstück Op 12 in D major
Beethoven Symphony No 5 Op 67 in C minor
Concert 5 Sunday 17 September, 2017
Conductor David Sharp
Soloist Sarah Watkins
Koehne Suite from Once Around the Sun
Ritchie, A Piano Concerto No 3
Schubert Symphony No 8 D579 in B minor ‘Unfinished’
Concert 6 Sunday 19 November, 2017
Conductor David Squire
Choir Auckland Youth Choir with Lachlan Craig
Baritone Te Oti Rakena
Tippet Five Spirituals from ‘A Child of Our Time’
Willliams V Five Mystical Songs
Saint-Saëns Symphony No 3 Op 78 in C minor ‘Organ Symphony’
2016
Concert 1 Sunday 20 March, 2016
Conductor – Michael Joel
Soloist – Catherine Bowie
Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
Reinecke – Flute Concerto Op 283 in D major
Dvořák – Symphony No 7 Op 70 in D minor
Concert 2 Sunday 15 May, 2016
Conductor – Michael McLellan
Soloist – David Guerin
Mozart – Don Giovanni Overture K527
Mozart – Piano Concerto No 9 K271 in E flat major
Watson – Prelude and Allegro
Mozart – Symphony No 36 K425 in C major ‘Linz’
Concert 3 Sunday 19 June, 2016
Conductor – David Kay
Soloists – Kayla Collingwood, Emma Fussell, Clare Hood, Benjamin Kubiak, Manase Latu, Samson Setu, Natasha Wilson and Teresa Wojtowicz –
all Students from the Classical Voice Department, University of Auckland
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte, K.620 (The Magic Flute): Overture
Mozart – Non piu andrai from Marriage of Figaro
Gounod – Juliet’s Waltz from Romeo and Juliet
Offenbach – Doll’s Aria from the Tale of Hoffman
Lalo – Vainement ma bien-aimée from Le Roi d’Ys
Mozart – Soave sia il vento trio from Cosi fan tutte
Mozart – Symphony No.32, K.318, G major
Bizet – Habanera from Carmen
Delibes – Flower Duet from Lakme
Strauss – Fledermaus: Overture
Strauss – Farewell Duet from Die Fledermaus
Verdi – La forza del destino: Overture
Verdi – Libiamo ne’ lieti calici-Brindisi from La Traviata
Concert 4 Sunday 21 August, 2016
Conductor – Holly Mathieson
Soloist – Andrew Beer
Debussy – L’ après midi d’un faune
Ravel – Tzigane for Violin & Orchestra
Chausson – Poème Op 25
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 2 Op 17 in C minor ’Little Russian’
Concert 5 Sunday 18 September, 2016
Conductor – José Aparicio
Soloist – Stephen De Pledge
Wagner – Overture Der fliegende Holländer
Mozart – Piano Concerto No 20 K466 in D minor
Schuman – Symphony No 1 Op 38 in B flat major ‘Spring’
Concert 6 Sunday 16 October, 2016
Conductor – Michael Joel
Soloist – Helene Pohl
Webster – Violin Concerto
Beethoven – Symphony No 1 Op 21 in C major
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No 2 Op 63 in G minor
2015
Concert 1 – Sunday 15 March, 2.30pm
Conductor – Michael McLellan
Soloist – Simone Roggen
Lilburn – Overture ‘Aotearoa’
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op 56a
Brahms – Violin Concerto Op 77 in D major
Concert 2 – Sunday 17 May, 2.30pm
Conductor – David Sharp
Soloist – Camille Wells
Schubert – Overture D 591 in C major
Ewazen – ‘Down a River of Time’ for oboe and orchestra
Mendelssohn – Symphony No 3 Op 56 in A minor ‘Scottish’
Concert 3 – Sunday 21 June, 2.30pm
Conductor – Donald Maurice
Soloist – Rolf Gjelsten
Ives – Symphony No 2
Dvořák – Cello Concerto Op 104 in B minor
Concert 4 – Sunday 16 August, 2.30pm
Conductor – Michael Joel
Soloist – Huw Dann
Haydn – Symphony No 69 in C major ‘Laudon’
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Bach – Orchestral Suite No 3 BWV 1068 in D major
Mozart – Symphony No 38 K504 in D major ‘Prague’
Concert 5 – Sunday 20 September, 2.30pm
Conductor – James Tennant
Soloist – Catherine Kwak
Rossini – The Barber of Seville Overture
Elgar – Cello Concerto Op 85 in E minor
Dvořák – Symphony No 8 Op 88 in G major
Concert 6 – Sunday 18 October, 2.30pm
Conductor – Holly Mathieson
Soloist – Gillian Ansell
Holmes – Commissioned piece
Walton – Viola Concerto
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 4 Op 36 in F minor
2014
Concert 1 Sunday 16 March, 2014
Conductor Jose Aparicio
Soloist Eliah Sakakushev-von-Bismarck
Haydn Symphony No 49 ’la passione’
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Schubert Symphony No 4 in C minor
Concert 2 Sunday 18 May, 2014
Conductor Peter Thomas
Soloist Matteo Napoli
Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes Op 34a
Mozart Piano Concerto in C major K467
Sibelius Symphony No 2
Concert 3 Sunday 22 June, 20104
Conductor John Elmsly
Soloists Joella Pinto, Violin
Hanny Lee, Violin
Alexander McFarlane,Viola
Abigail Sperling, flute
Eddie Giffney, Harpsichord
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5
Haydn Symphony No 44 “Trauer”
Concert 4 Sunday 17 August, 2014
Conductor Michael Joel
Soloist David Guerin
Beethoven Coriolan Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5, the Emperor
Beethoven Symphony No 7
Concert 5 Sunday 14 September, 2014
Conductor Michael Joel
Soloist James Fry
Butterworth “A Shrophire Lad”
Finzi Clarinet Concerto No 5
Elgar Enigma Variations Op 36
Concert 6 Sunday 19 October, 2014
Conductor Michael McLellan
Soloist Auckland Youth Choir
Ravel Pavane pour une infant defunte
Faure Masques et bergamasques Op 112
Faure Requiem Op 48